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The Computer UndergroundDepartment of Sociology
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(5 March, 1990)
THE BAUDY WORLD OF THE BYTE BANDIT:
A POSTMODERNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE COMPUTER UNDERGROUND
An earlier version of this paper was presented at the ...
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History Of The InternetThe year is 1957 and the USSR has just launched the first artificial earth satellite. In response America launches the Advanced Research Projects
Agency (ARPA) within the Department of Defense (DOD) to create America’s
lead in science and technology. The Internet had its humble beginnings ...
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A Dependent GenerationThe computer has become one of the most important and influential luxuries of this generation. Young people use computers every day for school, work, and entertainment. They are the first generation to have become computer literate as early as the onset of adolescence. For most of their lives ...
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A Brief Overview Of PsychedeliThe computer has become one of the most important and influential luxuries of this generation. Young people use computers every day for school, work, and entertainment. They are the first generation to have become computer literate as early as the onset of adolescence. For most of their lives ...
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The Internet Beyond Human ControlThe Internet has started to change the way of the world during this decade.
More homes, companies, and schools are getting hooked online with the Internet
during the past few years. This change has started to become the new way of
life present and future. The Internet system is so advanced it is ...
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Computer Mediated EvnvironmentCHOICE IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENTS
In the last several years, the increased diffusion of computer and telecommunications technologies in businesses and homes has produced new ways for organizations to connect with their customers. These computer mediated environments (CMEs) such as the ...
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It And RetailingE-commerce is the buying and selling of products and services by both businesses and consumers over the Internet. Such practices have exploded over the last year as security has improved with more and more consumers now buying goods and services online. This coupled with the computer revolution of ...
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Computer Mediated EvnvironmentsCHOICE IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENTS
In the last several years, the increased diffusion of computer and telecommunications technologies in businesses and homes has produced new ways for organizations to connect with their customers. These computer mediated environments (CMEs) such as the ...
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Ethics In CyberspaceCyberspace is a global community of people using computers in networks.
In order to function well, the virtual communities supported by the Internet
depend upon rules of conduct, the same as any society. Librarians and
information technologists must be knowledgeable about ethical issues for ...
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How To Surf The InternetThe term "Internet," or "The Net" as it is commonly in known in the
computer business, is best described as an assortment of over one thousand
computer networks with each using a common set of technical transfers to create
a worldwide communications medium. The Internet is changing, most ...
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The Internet, Pornography, And ChildrenWhy should anyone be concerned about pornography on the Internet? After all,
this is a free country and everyone should have access to anything they
want, right? This position would be true if only adults used the Internet;
it can not be true when children also use the Internet. Most people ...
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A Modern Day Odysseus"I wanted to strengthen democracy, to ensure that Americans could
protect their privacy." Philip R. Zimmermann, a modern day hero, started
with one powerful goal - to create easy to use, publicly available e-mail
encryption software. With patience, strong will, and the idea that privacy
is a ...
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HackersIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What is the Computer Underground? . . . . . . . . 11
Topography of the Computer Underground . . . . . . 20
Hacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Phreaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Computer VirusesIn 1949 the Hungarian-American mathematician John von Neumann, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey suggested that it was theoretically possible for a computer program to replicate. This theory was later tested in the 1950s at Bell Laboratories when a game called Core Wars ...
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Knowledge Building And CorporaHow can we use electronic systems to assist in the sharing of information organisation-wide, the use of this to build expertise and develop and maintain corporate memory?
INTRODUCTION
GROUPWARE
Challenges related to GroupWare introduction
KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND GROUPWARE ...
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Computers And SocietyThe decade of the 1980's saw an explosion in computer technology and
computer usage that deeply changed society. Today computers are a part of
everyday life, they are in their simplest form a digital watch or more complexly
computers manage power grids, telephone networks, and the money of the ...
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Censorship And The InternetThe freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet an d electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so ...
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History Of The InternetThis paper will prove the government's need for a new form of communication, which was a direct result of the cold war culture of the 1950's. The mechanism that afforded the ability to create such a vast global network was a direct result of a major policy maker of World War II. This paper will ...
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America Online: Is It For Me?You have probably heard of the Internet, but you weren't really sure if
it was for you. You thought about it, but after all it costs so much and
things like pornography and improper language are used everywhere, right?
Wrong! Perhaps, I can convince you that America Online will be worth your ...
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The Internet And Its Effects And Its FutureThe Internet is literally a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to modest PCs in people's homes and offices. Despite the recent hype, the ...
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